A thread of books read in 2023 1. Art School Orgy by Stewart Home
Originally started as an exercise in style for a creative writing course he was teaching, Art School Orgy is written in Home's jaunty fashion but with the subject matter being the most depraved acts imaginable. Intense start to the reading year!
Jan 2, 2023 • 10 tweets • 4 min read
A thread of films watched in 2023 1. Aftersun (Charlotte Wells, 2022)
So beautiful, so affecting. Makes sense that it was produced by Barry Jenkins but totally its own thing.
Jun 10, 2022 • 5 tweets • 4 min read
Even now, still creeped out and fascinated by Justin Todd's cover of Updike's A Month of Sundays.
The alternative jackets don't really aren't trying by comparison. cc @john_self
Jun 10, 2022 • 12 tweets • 5 min read
I went to the Tech Adventures Festival in Queen’s Park with an open mind.
Maybe these were the people who could show me that web3, the metaverse, NFTs, and crypto are worth my time rather than just being the backdrop for an elaborate ponzi scheme.
Maybe it was the crypto crash, being on a workday, or the Glasgow weather, but the first thing you notice is that there’s basically no one there.
What was it Gandhi said: “First, they ignore you ...”
